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With The Del Moroccos
When The Del Moroccos take the stage, their outfits alone demand attention. Three women stand at the front donning black dresses, matching black hair and maracas. The guitar player wields a slim ...
Mama’s shop dishes out pie
After three years of wholesale order service, Hoosier Mama Pie Company opens new storefront
After a long opening weekend of lines around the corner, running out of ingredients and having to offer vouchers for free slices of pie, Hoosier Mama Pie Company's mama-in-chief, Paula Haney, was ...
Band debut album makes ‘Wavvves’
First release by Wavves reiterates power of short songs through lo-fi music
So far, this year has given us a critically acclaimed and extremely complex album by Animal Collective. Merriweather Post Pavilion deserves a mountain of praise, sure, but I've been waiting for an ...
Beatles tribute sans wigs
The Fab Faux brings meticulous, faithful covers of The Fab Four to Park West
Beatles tribute bands can sometimes get really hokey. It's not very respectful to The Beatles as artists to wear wigs and matching suits and act like the characters in Help! or A ...
Rudd, Segel, Hamburg talk new ‘bromance’
Stars, creator of ‘I Love You, Man’ talk legends, Vanity Fair, buddy movies
Ben Stiller, the Wilson brothers and Vince Vaughn are no longer the reigning kings of comedy. According to Vanity Fair, it's Paul Rudd and Jason Segel....
Website revives art of coupon
Local money-saver, Groupon, saves Chicagoans on restaurants, events, shows
Local entrepreneur Andrew Mason thought he had a great thing going with his new website, Groupon (Groupon.ThePoint.com). The site offers daily discounts for Chicago-based restaurants, stores and events. But his project ...
U2 experimental on new album
In the past decade, the role of the music critic has almost been unnecessary when it came to the latest U2 album. Since 2000, their music hasn't really differed at all, and ...
A gentleman’s opinion
I'm a fiscally responsible guy. I don't spend too much money on unnecessary things, and I'm not in debt.
When I walk into a record store, however, I throw my frugality out the ...
Hacking Chicago
Pumping Station: One brings the hacker space movement to Chicago
While twenty people sat around with their laptops and coffee, Sacha De'Angeli stood up to propose a crucial decree for the group.
"The rule I'd like to propose comes from Bill & Ted," ...
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With The Sleepy Kissers
Just as it was with The White Stripes, bands that were formed by a couple naturally have great chemistry and a great sound (just be sure to ignore Captain & Tennille, Sonny ...
M. Ward’s ‘Hold Time’ diverse
Matt Ward, better known as M. Ward, has been doing an excellent job lately of keeping the singer-songwriter genre out of the dumpster. Whether he's jamming with Jenny Lewis and My Morning ...
Documentary comes out of ‘Left Field’
Columbia instructor debuts edgy film on Chicago kickball league
The first line in the trailer for Left Field says it all: This isn't a feel-good documentary about kickball.
"You get to tear s--t up," said the first of the trailer's talking heads....
Obama haunts bring in tourists
Hyde Park tours show off city’s presidential attractions
Chicago is no stranger to busloads of tourists, but now there's an unlikely pull for the local tourism industry. An old building on the South Side where there used to be ...
Game Studio students ‘Dismantle.Repair’ new project
While playing as Mario or Master Chief, most kids were just concerned with getting past the boss level. The seniors in Columbia's Game Design Department however, were thinking about the people behind ...
Lonely Island debut disappoints
Without viral visuals, Andy Samberg trio comedy doesn’t translate ‘Incredibad’
It was December 2005 when a few friends and I were watching an episode of "Saturday Night Live." At this point, I was one of the few in the room who had ...
A gentleman’s opinion
Music festival season is drawing nearer. Every week, a new festival's lineup is announced. The lineups for Coachella, Bonnaroo and SXSW have been revealed and, within the next couple of months, the ...
